Publication Cover
Population Studies
A Journal of Demography
Volume 62, 2008 - Issue 2
104
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Essay

Longevity in the twenty-first century

Pages 245-249 | Published online: 10 Jul 2008

References

  • Baker , J. L. , Olsen , L. W. and Sorensen , T. I. 2007 . Childhood body-mass index and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood . New England Journal of Medicine , 357 ( 23 ) : 2329 – 2337 .
  • Bibbins-Domingo , K. , Coxson , P. , Pletcher , M. J. , Lightwood , J. and Goldman , L. 2007 . Adolescent overweight and future adult coronary heart disease . New England Journal of Medicine , 357 ( 23 ) : 2371 – 2379 .
  • Carnes , B. and Olshansky , S. J. 1993 . Evolutionary perspectives on human senescence . Population and Development Review , 19 ( 4 ) : 793 – 806 .
  • Carnes , B. A. , Olshansky , S. J. and Grahn , D. 1996 . Continuing the search for a law of mortality . Population and Development Review , 22 ( 2 ) : 231 – 264 .
  • Carnes , B. A. , Olshansky , S. J. and Grahn , D. 2003 . Biological evidence for limits to the duration of life . Biogerontology , 4 ( 1 ) : 31 – 45 .
  • Hayflick , L. 2007 . Biological aging is no longer an unsolved problem . Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences , 1100 : 1 – 13 .
  • Nemetz , P. N. , Roger , V. L. , Ransom , J. E. , Bailey , K. R. , Edwards , W. D. and Leibson , C. L. 2008 . Recent trends in the prevalence of coronary disease: A population-based autopsy study of nonnatural deaths . Archives of Internal Medicine , 168 ( 3 ) : 264 – 270 .
  • Olshansky , S. J. and Carnes , B. A. 1994 . Demographic perspectives on human senescence . Population and Development Review , 20 ( 1 ) : 57 – 80 .
  • Olshansky , S. J. and Carnes , B. A. 1997 . Ever since Gompertz . Demography , 34 ( 1 ) : 1 – 15 .
  • Olshansky , S. J. 1998 . Review of: Between Zeus and the Salmon, The Biodemography of Longevity . Population and Development Review , 24 ( 2 ) : 381 – 394 .
  • Olshansky , S. J. 2003 . From Michelangelo to Darwin: the evolution of human longevity . Israel Medical Association Journal , 5 ( 5 ) : 316 – 318 .
  • Olshansky , S. J. , Grant , M. , Brody , J. and Carnes , B. A. 2005a . Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists . Emerging Themes in Epidemiology , 2 : 10
  • Olshansky , S. J. , Passaro , D. J. , Hershow , R. C. , Layden , J. , Carnes , B. A. , Brody , J. , Hayflick , L. , Butler , R. N. , Allison , D. B. and Ludwig , D. S. 2005b . A potential decline in life expectancy in the United States in the 21st century . New England Journal of Medicine , 352 ( 11 ) : 1138 – 1145 .
  • Olshansky , S. J. and Persky , V. 2008 . The canary in the coal mine of coronary artery disease . Archives of Internal Medicine , 168 ( 3 ) : 261
  • Preston , S. H. 2005 . Deadweight?—the influence of obesity on longevity . New England Journal of Medicine , 352 ( 11 ) : 1135 – 1137 .
  • United Nations 2004 . The Impact of AIDS . New York : United Nations, Department of Social and Economic Affairs, Population Division .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.